Wife’s quest to save Schumacher

F1 STAR Michael Schumacher could be flown to the US for state-of-the-art medical treatment, according to Swedish news reports.

The sporting legend suffered a horrific brain injury in a ski accident in December 2013, from which he is yet to recover, The Sun reports.

Now the 48-year-old might be flown from his home in Switzerland to a brain trauma centre in Texas in the US after his wife Corinna "decided to try new care", according to Swedish newspaper Expressen and German magazine Bravo.

A brain injury specialist named Dr Mark Meeks could be a "new hope" for the driving legend.

The image - which was secretly taken - was reportedly smuggled out of his home by a money-hungry friend.

The prosecutor's office in Offenburg, near the French-German border, said "an unknown person" had taken "secret" snaps and was offering them for "high amounts of money". It is reported the picture showed Schumacher lying in bed at his home in Geneva.

Schumacher is the most successful driver in the history of F1, winning five championships with Ferrari and two with Benetton.